The Opelousas courier., 1887-12-03

for 1867. Mr.. Write has confused the APP
preparation and disbursement accounts. IN
1854 S470,317 OF was disbafssaads AUD IN
1879 the disbursement WAS $3.50, 030 3S,
q difference of $50, 316 &c. Instead OF be-
ing detrimental this proves conelusively that
every interest Of the schools have materially
improved.
In 1885 two parishes continued schools for
ten months.
In 1885 three parishes continued schools
for nine months. -
In 1856 two parishes CEttlnued schools Tor
~eightmonths.
In 1885 three parishes continued schools
foI seven months.
In 1885 seven parishes continued schools
for SIX months.
mIs85 four parishes continued schools
for i've months.
In 1885 eleven parishes continued schools
for four months.
In 1885 thirteen parishes continued
schools for three months.
In 18s5 four parishes continued schools
for two months.
Many of these short term schools are con-
tinued after the public fund has been ex-
pended, by private subscription. Twenty
six parishes in 1885 did not receive any sup;
they received such support. their school
terms would have been increased two to
three months, and we would have, had no
parish in the State with a school term less
Superintendent Easton. in his report for
1885, referred to the failure of the system
or plan of conducting the schools, and not to
was to draw the attention of the Genera! AS
senably TO the fact that the present school
law and the Constitution of 1879 did not
harmonic, that the latter destroyed the USE
fulness of the former,
From this statement It will be seen that 1t
Is necessary, as have repeatedly stated, Tor
the. local authorities to aid and assist in
ever this has been done there has been in
creased efficiency in the public schools,
larger attendance and an5nger term. l have
seconded all on superintendent Easton's
efforts to secure q more efficient school law.
l see no reason to alter my views as given at
various times to the General Assembly.
Judge White, in ompan with the New
Orleans Picapu11e, endeayors to show an in
consistency in my speech at Monroe INC my
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HOWE COMMITTEE.
Judge White ought to have stated all Of
his knowledge in connection with that testl-
mony. Re ought to have described our hrst
mearing when I arrived in the city, and his
fears and anxieties about the effect OF Col.
Patton's ~testi9asny. md his criticism upon
that testimony and the urgency Of my going
on the stand that night. II how delighted ed
made that / should take charge OF the case
after | had beer. dismissed as q witness Pc
cause Of my thorough knowledge OF the
events of that period. There il; nothing in
that evidence or in my speech that l wish to
retract. But Judge White and the Pltcayun.e
are careful to give only q part OF the testl-
mony and to omit q part OF my speech: NPT 7
described in my testimony. there was not q
Federal soldier in Ouachita. 1t was only
!, after we had enrolled nearly all the colored
/ people in our clubs That the troops We're
brought to Monroe, and in that speech l SAID
) t'Wbe9 Federal troops 1CeTe ordered to Moar0e
In order to destroy the good cork done. on the
Democrats; T" This part Of my speech is care
i The Logtown settlement was .he first place
: they marched to, in order to destroy the ef-
fects of the meeting, l described. On tneli
lions, displayed banners, beat the drum,
played the fife, and gathered the negroes
: from the fields and marched them 20 then
the Island, with the same results: and On
!. their third visEnsa st. James Chapel in the
: Island, Theobalds was sent to put q stop e
: this eanpaigaain4gE, e. % str gs asies IN n1b my aa aqe ds.
Z tailed. I had been intimately associated
= = with all movements to defeat this
3 N-EaRo-cARpETBAG sUPREMACh
I from 1858 to 1873, in the Tensas teoubles.
$ / do not know that there was any Difference
e in ny. conduct in 1868 and 1876 ! Ger,
tainly looked Upon our effort as betond thu
9 mere intimidation of negro voters p secure
! power merely for the purpose OF |%tscurins
i There was at Monroe, in 1ses,dan eff
]. Ger who had commanded the ercort OF
t Gen. McLellan-an officer who had distIn.
Q guished himself in the Federal army, ant
Il WILL HltO L S0A -
d stay at Monroe. He knew our views, our p
: tentions. and he never entertained the he;
y that the people OF North Louisiana were en-
4 gagged in the intimidation Of colored voters
He knew the full importance OF the struggl
in which we were engaged foresaW III
results.
received by me on the 26th Of this month,
he saws; cit is very gratifying to me t.
know that my service among the good peopl'
of Monroe was such az 70 merit their ap
: proYal, as the delicate duties that officers O
q the army were called p o to perform Il
: those days often had the contrary result. II
= all my official duties after thew war among IN
Southern people / took the ground that tn
sooner all passions and animosIties engen
dered by the war were smoothed away tn
|. better for all concerned; and, above all,
held thens as l do most certainly now tna
this is q white mans government
This was the issue In 1868, and conMnttet
The issue until the final establishment Q
Democratic government. It rose above IN
timidation." It assumed the magnitude OF
revolution as important to us as the revolu
ton of 1776 to our ancestors, and It took q
u long q time as the colonies to establish HON
: rule, home laws which freemen prize, witt
q power to shield and to protect.
2 Judge White. replying to my speech 10
Gen. Nicholas reviews the
r CONDITION OF THE STATE.
- He travels o long way from official record
..r and facts to find matter over which DE smile
Is with pIeasurable emotions at the very GeploI
able condition of Louisiana. He finds n
progress in education: he glories in the state
IS inent thai Louisiana securities are lowe
than any other Southern State
.d1 He has not looked into the records OF othe
q Southern States. II he had he would hay
e found that it was in Tennessee, as it will b
N here, that attacks on the debt settlement an
!: pediency Of reputation are the reasons VIII
securities have fallen in value. Judge White
speech, bristling with migstatemeents ]
II eno9En " ! ( stasa H saws the sinfe,
est has been paid. but with great difficulty.
;; Now where does ne gethis information from
to It is not the fact. There has been no diff
. Guilty in paying the interest. and the interes
is assured until the end OF this ADMINISTERS
a. ton. Even when we had no fiscal agent an
when there was no obligation resting any
where to pay the July interest aa 9i 1855 81,
4 breath and Baldwin and others. | sal
to these gentlemen that we were a
i ranging for an advanced coIeetio
0glesby said: Governor, give yourself n
es uneasiness. We, will pay tbs interest, an
!: there will be no default during your adnnIL
y istrstion; Jpgsd ,fs M Nnadsa ana d als "a party gs eng
g; in New Orleans, of the ability OF the Stat
8. to meet her obligations, with PRIDE, lnstea
"a of Tesorting to instantaneous TO mlslesd tn
N public and defaIne the State.
Besides this consolidated debt, y says he
there is another class OF bonds called u
Of baby bonds. which bonds amount to. ove
81. why QOGb 5lS IsOt &c1 w
Ehat not one cent Of this bonded debt repr,
r sents any Indebtedness of tins adnainistr;
ton. They were created by the Constitutio
" OF 1873, to take up the floating indebted
d mesa of the Nichols andihe Kellogg govern
Id menta, and the payment of the interest an
the retirement Of the bonda were predicate
IS upon the S4, 600, 900 of back taxes TIL
ed came from these Administrations, So, 900
0a0 of the amount coming as q legacy frol
es the Nichols administration. { did proYid
i'd for the payment of the interest on thet
bonds as long as possible. He quotes frol
tie my message on this subject, but with ths
purity Of character and correctness of mi
ID tive which Is attributed to him, he ssoppe
IS fret Id the middle, for the purpose. I pr